Culture
Navy Confirms Authenticity of UFO Videos Published by Blink-182 Frontman's Extraterrestrial Research Organization
The videos show a U.S. military jet's encounter with what appears to be a fast-moving, unidentified object.
Why Is the Media So Negative?
"Everything that's bad is politics; everything that's good is the market."
Arizona's Supreme Court Rules Christian Calligraphers Can't Be Forced to Make Gay Wedding Invitations
Justices rule that invitations are expressive speech and businesses cannot be compelled to write messages they oppose.
How Did The New York Times Botch the Brett Kavanaugh Story?
Plus: Attacks on Saudi Arabia unlikely to raise U.S. oil prices
Stossel: Life Is Better Than Ever
Don't believe news reports—we're healthier, richer, and safer than ever before.
Saturday Night Live Fires New Cast Member Shane Gillis for Using Offensive Language
Comedy, meet cancel culture
Brett Kavanaugh Faces a New Accusation in The New York Times, but the Alleged Victim Didn't Confirm It
Plus: Andrew Yang opts out of cancel culture, Andrew Cuomo wants to crack down on flavored e-cigarettes, and more...
Ken Burns Delves into the Hardscrabble History of Country Music
You don’t have to enjoy the genre to find this 16-hour PBS docuseries fascinating.
Outgrowing Addiction
"We do not see addiction as a permanent personal trait," Peele and Rhoads write.
Stan Lee Co-author Kat Rosenfield on Rise of Cancel Culture in the Literary World
Trick of Light collaborator talks about working with a legend, the failings of online community, and the rise of cancel culture in the literary world.
Another Multiracial Family Falsely Accused of Sex Trafficking While Flying
Plus: Juul targeted for smoking cessation claims, federal budget deficit tops $1 trillion, and more...
New York's Liquor Authority Wants Uber Eats to Get a Liquor License
Proposed regulations would require food delivery apps to cut fees or be added to restaurants' liquor licenses.
Hells Angels Meet Housewives on Harleys
How bikers turned into their parents and turned off their kids
No, Trump Rallies Didn't Increase Hate Crimes by 226 Percent
In fact, they didn’t have any detectable impact at all.
Alabama Dean Resigns After Conservative Snowflakes Publicize His Old Tweets
Right-wing cancel culture comes for Jamie Riley, who dared to criticize the American flag.
Mississippi Retreats on Stupid Attempts to Censor 'Veggie Burger' Labels
Nobody is being "confused" by vegetarian meat substitutes.
The Peace-Loving Military Robots' Plot
Friday A/V Club: That time NBC broadcast a radical Philip K. Dick fable to a 1950s audience
The Press Fans Overblown Fears About Diet Soda—Again
Plus: understanding consent in sex work, beyond "Medicare for All," and more...
Review: It Chapter Two
Bill Hader and Jessica Chastain in a very long and crowded horror sequel.
Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game
What if politics were a strategic, underhanded, zero-sum game that was actually kind of fun?
TSA Admits Coke Bottles Shaped Like Fictional Weapons Aren't a Threat, Will Allow Them on Planes
It took the TSA multiple weeks to complete its review and conclude that Coke bottles are not a tool of terrorism.
Labor Department Official Quits After Bloomberg Law Reporter Discovers Anti-Semitic Facebook Post That Is Not Actually Anti-Semitic
Leif Olson was clearly making fun of the alt-right.
Catholic School Pastor Thinks Harry Potter's Spells Are Real, Bans the Books
Harry Potter and the Baffling Return of Religious Panic
Young Americans Prefer Socialism Because They Are Ignorant of the Past: Camille Paglia
The controversial cultural critic rightly praises capitalism for its subversion of the status quo and its ability to make us fat.
Neal Stephenson Wants To Tell Big Stories
An economist and a science fiction author discuss cryogenics, mythology, philanthropy, fragmentation, and simulation.
Bitcoin at 10
A new book aims to chronicle the digital currency's ideological origins.
Pro-Democracy Activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow Arrested in Hong Kong
"Hong Kong is a place without basic political and economic freedom," Wong tells Reason.
Reviews: Don't Let Go and The Fanatic
David Oyelowo in a sci-fi crime thriller and John Travolta in a movie by Fred Durst.
TSA Bans Coke Bottles That Resemble Fictional Star Wars Explosives
"It could create concern that it’s the real thing," officials say.
No Qualified Immunity for Kim Davis
Government officials fail to follow Supreme Court decisions at their own risk.
Bret Stephens Is Not a Bedbug. He's a Delicate Snowflake.
The New York Times columnist emailed a professor to complain about a mean tweet—and cc'ed the provost.
China's Mass Internment of Uighurs Is a 'Modern Cultural Genocide'
Activist Nury Turkel discusses the vast network of camps that may hold over a million Uighurs in western China.
Watch Dave Chappelle Eviscerate Cancel Culture
The comedian's new Netflix special deftly skewers woke scolds.
The Revolving Door Between Government and Cable News
Familiar faces move between government office and media slots, rarely questioning the institution that plays a core role in their lives.
Trump-Critical Journalists Targeted by Outrage Mobs Armed With Old Tweets
Plus: Trump forcing U.S. companies out of China?, Joe Arpaio is running again, sex discrimination goes to the Supreme Court, and more...
Boycotting Big Meat Is Not the Answer to ICE Raids on Immigrant Food Processors
An open immigration policy means letting people from anywhere work for whatever amount they want.
The Libertarian Life and Legacy of David Koch
The billionaire philanthropist worked to create a world in which people are more prosperous and tolerant.
Like the Best of Motown Songs, Hitsville Rises to the Top
This Showtime documentary sings. You should listen.
Can Adam Driver Make Americans Care About CIA Torture Again?
A new movie, The Report, documents the Senate struggle to inform the public about our wartime waterboarding and "enhanced interrogations."
Videographers' Free Exercise Clause Objections to Having to Create Same-Sex Wedding Videos
The mysterious "hybrid rights" doctrine comes up again—but might not matter.
